Comments on: West Park Band Shell

By: George Hammond

George Hammond — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 23:19:17 +0000

There has been a great blue heron coming to the pond to feed on the goldfish that were dumped there. That’s a good candidate for your large bird.

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:39:41 +0000

Today there is a large bird hanging out in the outfield of the baseball field – good thing there isn’t a game going on, because it is facing the back fence instead of home plate. Neither my eyesight nor my birding skills are good enough for me to ID it. Crane? Heron? A perching bird gone mutant, sort of like the infamous 20 pound carp??

By: Linda Diane Feldt

Linda Diane Feldt — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:30:27 +0000

Vivienne, you can do any of those things. But they are small and it takes time to collect any large amount. So I just eat them as I walk, and enjoy the collection method. Some kids also like to carefully pick the pod without touching it, and then throw them at each other. They “explode” on impact. No one gets hurt.
The taste is sort of nutty, mild.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:24:27 +0000

They are fun! Do you cook the seeds, throw them on a salad, or what?

This plant is an indicator for wet soil. Evidently it is damp behind the band shell.